Trousers presser and creaser.



PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906. I

R. M. TATE. TROUSERS PRESSBR AND GREASER.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.27, 1906.

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TROUSERS PRESSER AND CREASER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed February 2'7. 1906. Serial No. 303,167.

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT M. TATE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Somerset, in the county of Pulaski and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers Pressersand Creasers, of which the following is a specification.

-My invention is an improvement in trousers-creasers and it consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the inventionas in use, the parts being adjusted to position for creasing thetrousers. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device with theapron-lever thrown back and the apron slacked, as in applying trousersto the bed. Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal section drawn through thebed and showing the leg folded thereunder. Fig. 4 is a cross-section ofthe bed, and Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the coat-rackattachment.

My improvement, as shown, comprises a curved bed A, a flexible apron B,and means for drawing the flexible apron tightly over the curved bed, aswill be more fully described. As shown, the bed A has the curved sidebars A arranged at one end A to rest upon the floor or other support andhaving at their other ends the laterally-projecting studs A on whichfulcrums the lever C for drawing the flexible apron B tightly over thebed. The boards A extend between the side bars A and form a smoothcurved bed upon which the trousers may be creased. At its end oppositethe feet A the bed is provided with a folding leg D, pivoted at D at itsupper end in connection with the bed and preferably curved so it maycoincide with the curvature of the bed when folded against the same, aswill be understood from the drawings.

The apron B, which may be of any suitable canvas or other fabric ormaterial, is secured at one end B, preferably at the lower end of thebed and adjacent to the feet A and connects at its other end with themeans for drawing the apron tightly over the bed. Such means are shownas a lever C, provided between its ends with a roller C, to which thefree end of the apron is secured, so its tension may be adjusted, theroller being provided with perforations near its ends to receive thepins 0 by which it may be held in any suitable adjustment. At one endthe lever C has a handle portion C and its opposite end is notched at Cfor engagement with the studs A at the upper end of the bedof thecreaser. The lever can thus be operated to draw the apron tightly overthe bed and yet can be readily detached from the bed whenever it isdesired to apply or remove the trousers from the device. The lever thusforms a straining device for drawing the apron tightly over the bed, andthe latter being curved, as shown, enables me to secure a strongpressure upon the trousers placed upon the curved bed, so that the apronwill press tightly thereon when tension is applied through thestraining-lever, as before described,

By means of the curved board and the flexible apron it will be noticed Iam enabled to secure uniform pressure on the trousers, and this pressuremay be assisted in forming the crease by pressing with the hand or someother substance, an iron, if necessary, upon the apron, as will beunderstood by those accustomed to the use of this class of devices. Whenthe lever is drawn down to position to strain the apron over the bed, itwill be stopped by engagement with the leg D, as shown. The flexibleapron is made so as to conform to all inequalities in thickness in thegarment, thus giving pressure to every portion thereof and securing aperfect creasing as may be desired.

In order to support the coat while the trousers are being creased, Iprovide a coatrack, as best shown in Fig. 5, and comprising a hanger E,pivoted at E to a bar F, which is preferably curved to correspond withthe curvature of the bed A, has the hanger E at one end, and is swiveledat its other end at F in a pin or bolt turning in one of the side bars Aof the bed, so the coat-rack can be readily adjusted to position foruse, as shown in Fig. 5, or may be folded against the side of the bedwhen not in use. By this means the coat may be supported in good shapewhile the trousers are being creased, the creasing-board thus forming asupport for both the trousers and coat and may be so utilized while theuser is sleeping.

The brace G is pivoted at G in connection with the bed and is providedat its other end with a bolt G and thumb-nut G the bolt operating in aslot (Z in the leg D. By this means the thumb-nut G may be tightenedwhen the parts are in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to hold theleg when adjusted to support the lifted end of the bed.

Having thus described my invention, What Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1 Atrousers-creaser substantially as herein described, comprising a bedhaving curved side bars adapted at one end to rest on the floor or othersupport and provided at their other ends with pivot-studs formingbearings for a straining-lever, a board extending between the side barsof the bed, a

leg pivoted to the upper end of the bed, a flemble apron secured at oneend to the lower end of the bed, a straining-levernotched to engage withthe pivot-studs of' the bed, and a roller carried by said lever. and towhich the upper free end of the apron is secured.

2. A trousers-creaser comprising a curved bed and a flexible apron to bedrawn there- &

over whereby to crease a garment placed between said apron and bed.

3. A trousers-creaser consisting of a curved 1 ranged for operationthereby.

6. A trousers-brewer comprising a curved bed, a flexible apron, and adevice in connection with the apron for giving the same tension towardthe bed.

7. A trousers-creaser comprising a curved bed, a flexible apron securedatyoneendto the bed, and a lever to which the other or free end of theapron is secured.

8. A trousers-creaser comprising a curved bed, a leg pivoted to the bedadjacent to one end thereof, a lever fulcrumed in connection with suchend of the bed, and an apron secured at one end to the lever andarranged to be drawn tightly over the bed.

9. A trousers-creaser having a curved bed provided at one end withpivot-studs, a lever notched for detachable engagement with said studs,and an apron secured at one end to the bed and at its other end to thelever and ar- I 10. The combination in a trousers-creaser with a curvedbed, an apron and means for stretching the apron over the bed, of a legfor supporting one end of the bed, and a brace for the leg pivoted atone end to the bed and having a sliding connection at its other end withthe leg, substantially asset forth.

. ROBERT M. TATE. Witnesses:

J. A. COLEMAN, J. S. TATE.

